LDS band's album gives different take on missionary work

Mormon Life says: The man who started the band has written songs for Lady Antebellum and SHeDAISY.

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Jason Deere wants others to know what being a missionary means.

He wants them to know the deep meaning of the work missionaries do. He wants them to know why members send sons and daughters out into the world by the thousands. And he wants them to "understand that there's a mom who gets down on her knees for one of those missionaries every night."

Deere is an accomplished musician, but also a returned Mormon missionary himself. It was during his mission to Las Vegas that he walked out to the porch with his guitar one night and wrote a song about the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr.

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Inside Mormon Music: Jason Deere spreads light through a Nashville tribute

Jason Deere has had phenomenal success in the music world as a songwriter, producer and publisher. I could brag about his cuts with Jessica Simpson, LeAnn Rimes, Lady Antebellum, The Wreckers and more, but you can read those credits on his bio.

I want to focus on the story that unfolded the two Nashville Tribute albums and the new album coming out this fall. "Joseph: A Nashville Tribute to the Prophet" and "Trek: A Nashville Tribute to the Pioneers" have strengthened many testimonies, including my own. They have brought the Restoration of the gospel and the pioneer journey to life.

In 2003, Deere was teaching early morning seminary. They were studying the Old Testament that year.

"For whatever reason … I couldn't think about anything else besides the Restoration of the church," he said.

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